LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

HARNESSING ICT OPPORTUNITIES

Mrs. Fuatai PurcellHead of Division, LDCs, LLDCs & SIDS Emergency Telecom & Climate Change BDT/ITU

LLDC CONFERENCEVIENNA, 3-7 November 2014

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BOLIVIA

LDCs + LLDCs : LLDCs

PARAGUAY FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

MOLDOVA

ARMENIA

AZERBAIJAN

KAZAKHSTAN

MONGOLIA

TURKMENISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

KYRGYZSTAN

ZIMBABWE

TAJIKISTAN

SWAZILANDBOTSWANA

AFGHANISTAN

LESOTHO

LAO

BHUTANNEPAL ZAMBIA

MALI

BURKINA FASO

NIGER

MALAWI

ETHIOPIACHAD

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

UGANDA

RWANDA

BURUNDI

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15

South Sudan

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EUROPE (4) ASIA (10)

LATIN AMERICA (2)

SPREAD OF LLDCs!

AFRICA (16)

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CHALLENGES• DEPENDENCY ON NEIGHBORING AND COASTAL

COUNTRIES FOR CONNECTIVITY• LOW INTEREST TO INVEST IN ICT INFRASTRUCTURE IN

LLDCs• INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT COSTS ARE HIGH• TRANSPORT ROUTES TO LLDCs ARE DIFFICULT, LONG AND

EXPENSIVE• REMOTENESS FROM WORLD MARKETS• A HIGH VULNERABILITY TO EXTERNAL SHOCKS

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BUT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES … FOR SOME

HIGH GROWTH IN MOBILE BROADBAND SUBSCRIPTIONS WORLDWIDE

INTERNET TRAFFIC GROWS DAILY

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SOME OPPORTUNITIES ARE IN ICTs

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Fixed (wired)-broadband monthly subscription charges, in USD

LLDC TRANSIT COUNTRY

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International Internet bandwidth, in Mbit/s

LLDC TRANSIT COUNTRY

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SATELLITE IS EVEN MORE COSTLYTo meet current demands using satellite by lowering

costs through Space Segment Consolidation efforts. But prices are

going down!!

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BUT WE ARE TAKING ACTION …

ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE•RESOLUTION 30 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) - Special measures for the least developed countries, small island developing states, landlocked developing countries and countries with economies in transition

WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE•RESOLUTION 16 (Rev. Dubai 2014) - Special actions and measures for the least developed countries, small island developing states, landlocked developing countries and countries with economies in transition

WORLD CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS•RESOLUTION PLEN/1 (DUBAI, 2012) - Special measures for landlocked developing countries and small island developing states for access to international optical fibre networks

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MISSION TO CONNECT THE WORLD

2013

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Infrastructure

Development

Regulatory and Market

Environment

ICT Statistics and

Indicators

Capacity Building

ICT Applications

Emergency Telecommun

ications

Climate Change and

E-Waste

Cybersecurity

Digital Inclusion

LDCs, LLDCs and

SIDS

ACTION ON THE GROUND – PRIORITY AREAS

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ITU ACTIVITIES

ITU-R ITU-TVital role in global management of the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits

Vital role in developing international standards defining elements in the interoperability of ICT global infrastructure.

V - Series

Radio Regulations

ITU-DVital role in developing policy, regulation, and legal frameworks. Implements ICT projects and activities across the Globe

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Enhancing access to broadband

All countries should have a national broadband plan or strategy or include broadband in their Universal Access / Service Definitions.

Entry-level broadband services should be made affordable in developing countries through adequate regulation and market forces (amounting to less

than 5% of average monthly income).

40% of households in developing countries should have Internet access.

Internet user penetration should reach 60% worldwide, 50% in developing countries and 15% in LDCs.

Making broadband policy universal.

Making broadbandaffordable

Connecting homes to broadband

“In the 21st century, affordable broadband access to the Internet is becoming as vital to social and economic

development as networks like transport, water and power”

– Dr Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General

DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE IN BROADBAND

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Cost Factors for Broadband

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INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIVITY

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INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING

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How to make it work? Reduce Costs!!!!

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EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LLDCsB more

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ITU ACTIVITIES FOR ALMATY PoA

FUNDAMENTAL TRANSIT POLICY ISSUES• ICT Global Policy and Regulatory Framework

Harmonization• Human and Institutional Capacity Bulding

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE

• Infrastructure Development Projects• Introduction of Sustainable Business Models• National Broadband Plans and Strategies

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRADE FACILITATION

• E-Business, e-Government, e-Banking, e-Trading, PKI for Secure Transactions, Cybersecurity

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT MEASURES• Facilitating Access to technologies and

transfer of know how.• Forging Partnerships (Gvts, IGOs, Industry)

IMPLEMENTATION AND REVIEW• Concentrated Assistance, reporting.

PRIORITY AREAS ACTIVITIES

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THANK YOU